Arrow In The Head's movie review of When Strangers Appear: Radha Mitchell/Beth, Barry Watson/Jack, Josh Lucas/Peter:
Australian babe Radha Mitchell (Beth) still looks like Charlize Theron and even though her American accent was on and off, her intensity made up for it. Barry Watson (Jack) impressed the shite out of me. Knowing him from crud like '7th Heaven' (I loathe that show) and more crud like “Teaching Mrs. Tingle”, it was a delight to see him come through with this edgy role. Josh Lucas (Peter) made me say “WHO IS THAT GUY?”. The dude’s got charisma up the wazoo and showcased finely tuned acting chops here. Remember that guy; I predict big things for him.

I relished how Reynolds managed to make a spacious setting feel claustrophobic due to the limited location and characters. Even though there was so much vast wasteland around, I always felt like the heroine never had a safe place to run or hide.
I can’t remember the last time a film made me change my mind so many times in regards to what the hell was going down and who the hell the villain was in the house.
The flick sucked me in from frame one and took me on a loop-the-loop ride that kept me guessing. I’m rarely put on shaky ground when it comes to a film but this baby pulled it off. Tag to that slick directing and engaging acting (that Josh Lucas dude rocked the house!) and you get a tasty breakfast.